KICKING ABSTRACT AND TAKING NAMES September 10 - October 19, 2019

Kicking Abstract & Taking Names, curated by Conn Ryder, is an exhibit that showcases the work of a hand-picked group of female painters from the U.S. and abroad who actively honor and advance the abstract movement still popular in the contemporary art market. These women have forged ahead in a competitive environment through the strength of their paintings, which give voice to the individual interpretations of their uniquely feminine experiences, explorations, and perceptions.

With echoes and whispers and glorious hauntings of Hilma af Klint, Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, and Elaine de Kooning, Kicking Abstract & Taking Names gathers thirteen contemporary artists, and rather than curatorially or individually playing it safe, the exhibit revels in the understanding that there is power in numbers. Included in the show are Johanne Brouillette, Margaret Fitzgerald, Sarah Grant, Dana James, Anita Jung, Trixie Pitts, Ellen Rolli, Conn Ryder, Karen Scharer, Julie Schumer, Daniela Schweinsberg, Alayne Spafford, and Pamela Staker.

OPEN STUDIO ANNOUNCEMENT May 17-19, 2019

SPECIAL WEEKEND HOURS:SATURDAY, May 18, 2019 from 1-5pm SUNDAY, May 19, 2019 from 1-5pm

Parking lot is to the north of the building off of Racine.

Directions to My New Space: I'm located in Studio OA1050 on the River Level (fancy way of saying basement!) Enter the building from the parking lot (north entrance under the bright blue awning) and go directly down the stairs and all the way down the very long corridor - follow the lights and the music and you can't miss me.

RIVER NORTH DESIGN DISTRICT FALL GALLERY WALK September 8, 2017

OPENING RECEPTION:Friday September 8th from 4:00 -9:00 p.m. Show continues through October 9th.

LOCATIONO'Brien Harris 501 North Wells St. Chicago, IL 60654

The RNDD Fall Gallery Walk is open to the public and free with the exception of two special events. Participating RNDD showrooms will host special hours on September 8th, and remain open until 9 PM. The exhibit continues through October 13th.

I am paired with Blutter Shiff Design Associates and will be creating two new paintings that are site-specific for our Haiku themed vignettes. Small bites will be presented by Erling Wu-Bower, of Pacific Standard Time Restaurant, California-inspired Hearth Cuisine.

MADE IN CHICAGO May 2013

It's time again to root for the home team. While we still love exotic foreign antiques, we confess to liking locally-made new things more and more (and the people who make them).

As antique dealers, we've learned to appreciate fine design, materials and workmanship wherever they are found. The antiques of the past should inspire us -or prod us-to make the antiques of the future. In that spirit, we will seek out and support local artists and furniture makers of high taste and ability and show their works alongside the best of the past.

This Year's Artists:

Jacob Wener of Modern Industry will showcase a much-expanded collection of metal and hardwood furniture made exclusively for The Golden Triangle. We like to call it "locally grown furniture" because the steel comes from Indiana and the wood comes from Cook County.

Our in-house jewelry designer Margaret Harris returns with custom-made jewelry artworks that combine ancient and modern elements. No two pieces are alike, and every piece has a story. Laurel Feldman is a Chicago artist with a passion for beauty. Her bold photos of flowers are reproduced on a large scale using the latest digital technology. Pamela Staker is a celebrated Chicago painter with a gift for blending abstraction, representation and hauntingly beautiful color into memorable artworks.

As a bonus, our new neighbors, The 3D Printer Experience, will demonstrate their revolutionary technology by scanning items in the store and reproducing them that same evening. People are calling it "the future of American manufacturing". Don't miss it!